Austria
Founding a business
Comprehensive information on starting a business in Austria can be found here:
WKO.at – das Portal der Wirtschaftskammern (German only)
Austrian Business Agency (English)
Registration of a business in the Commercial Register
Trade license and further approval requirements
Tax aspects
Industrial property rights and protection of intellectual property
Funding and support
The Environmental Funding in Austria (UFI) for investments into environmental and climate protection measures.
The Austrian Promotional Bank offers an overview of the various funding programs available.
The Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) is a one-stop shop for funding research and innovation in Austria.
The Austrian Hotel and Tourism Bank (ÖHT) is a separate funding agency supporting investments with subsidised loans, guarantees and grants in the tourism sector.
The Funding Compass provides an overview of all research and technology funding opportunities.
Regional support organisations in the Krems region
Riz up Krems offers business know-how and is the point of contact for all founders and young entrepreneurs throughout Lower Austria.
Kremser Wirtschaftsbeirat is the contact for business in the Krems region.
Austrian Economic Chamber (WKO) – district office Krems is the local service provider with profound knowledge of the condition of the region.
Ecoplus is a privately run agency that offers tailored services and strengthens technology-oriented location development around educational and research institutions, and provides access to regional funding and support innovative cooperation projects.
Business support networks in Krems
Accent incubator is the high-tech incubator of the province of Lower Austria, it offers support to founding teams, assists with the development of an individual IP strategy as well as a funding and financing strategy and offers access to business angel networks in Austria.
IMC University Founders service supports start-ups with the Founders Lab, the Creative Pre-Incubator programme and the office facilities available for rent at the Open Innovation Lab.
Other
Germany
Founding a business
Comprehensive information on starting a business in Germany can be found here:
https://gruenderplattform.de/
https://www.existenzgruendungsportal.de/Navigation/DE/Home/home.html
https://www.wir-gruenden-in-deutschland.de/
Legal Forms
Funding opportunities
There are various financing options for start-up projects: Start-up loan, equity capital or funding. Here you will find information about the various possibilities:
https://www.foerderdatenbank.de/FDB/DE/Foerderprogramme/foerderprogramme.html
https://www.wirtschaft.nrw/finanzierungsangebote-im-bereich-gruendungen
https://www.gründungsstipendium.nrw/gruenden
Copyright protection
https://gruenderplattform.de/startup-gruenden/patent-anmelden
Networks
https://www.existenzgruendungsportal.de/Navigation/DE/Netzwerke/Ueberregional/ueberregional.html
Contacts and Networks in the Middle Lower Rhine region
Overview of contact persons:
https://www.gruendungsregion-niederrhein.de/ansprechpartner/
Overview of networks:
https://www.gruendungsregion-niederrhein.de/netzwerke/networking
HNX – Start-up team at Hochschule Niederrhein
https://www.hs-niederrhein.de/existenzgruendung
Poland
Founding a business
Comprehensive information on starting a business in Poland can be found here:
https://www.biznes.gov.pl/en/portal/0621
Legal forms of running a business
https://www.biznes.gov.pl/en/portal/004056#1
Registration of a business
https://www.biznes.gov.pl/en/e-uslugi/00_0736_00
Taxes
https://www.biznes.gov.pl/en/portal/001823#7
Copyright protection
https://uprp.gov.pl/pl/przedmioty-ochrony##googtrans(pl%7Cen)
http://www.copyright.gov.pl/pages/main-page/copyright-in-poland/general-information.php
Organisations that offer support and advice
Bussiness Networks
https://federacjaprzedsiebiorcow.pl/en/
https://siecprzedsiebiorczychkobiet.pl/
Regional support organizations in Lodzkie region
https://biznes.lodzkie.pl/w-wojewodztwie-lodzkim-przekujesz-pomysl-w-biznes/
Entrepreneurship support at the University of Lodz
EkSoc starUP! Competition startUP! Competition
Sweden
Founding a business
https://www.verksamt.se (Swedish and English)
https://www.foretagarna.se/driva-eget-foretag/starta-eget-foretag/guide-till-att-starta-eget/
Legal Forms
https://verksamt.se/en/setting-up/choose-business-type
Funding opportunities
https://verksamt.se/en/financing-business-advice/financing-your-start#forms-of-financing
https://arbetsformedlingen.se/for-arbetssokande/extra-stod/stod-a-o/starta-eget-stod-till-start-av-naringsverksamhet
Copyright protection
https://verksamt.se/en/intangible-assets/copyright
https://www.prv.se/en/copyright
Organisations that offer support and advice
https://www.swedenabroad.se/en/about-sweden-non-swedish-citizens/business-and-trade-with-sweden/
https://nyforetagarcentrum.se
https://www.business-sweden.com/sv/
https://enterpriseeurope.se/in-english.html
https://www.prv.se/en/about-us/contact/
https://www.tullverket.se/en/startpage.4.a62602917de14e432714e9.html
Regional support organisations in Mid-Sweden
https://www.nyforetagarcentrum.se/jamtland
https://www.nyforetagarcentrum.se/sundsvall
https://businessregionmidsweden.se
https://www.rvn.se/sv/utveckla-vasternorrland/stod-och-finansiering/foretagsstod/
https://www.regionjh.se/regionalutveckling/foretagsochprojektstod/foretagsstod.4.15591b8415700f7566b43c6a.html
Checklist for starting a business
https://verksamt.se/starta-foretag/checklista (Swedish)
Contacts and Networks in the regions of Jämtland Härjedalen and Västernorrland
https://businessregionmidsweden.se/natverk/
https://www.foretagarna.se/regioner/vasternorrland/
